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Daresbury’s IT consultancy adept4 wins Bibby Ship Management contract

Daresbury IT services consultancy adept4 has been appointed to provide IT support services to third-party ship manager Bibby Ship Management as part of a 12 month contract.

Bibby Ship Management, which is part of the Bibby Line Group, offers full commercial and technical management services across all vessel sectors.

The firm has contracted adept4 to provide comprehensive IT consultancy support to a number of vessels which it manages in Aberdeen.

adept4 enjoyed a strong 2014, with a number of new contracts putting the business on track to achieve its goal of year on year growth of 30% for the last four years.

Other key wins included a seven-figure deal to provide full IT and telephony services to North West-based healthcare provider Baywater Healthcare, delivering 24 hour specialist support to the company’s staff of 150 across 11 sites. accredited Living Wage employer earlier in 2014.

adept4 CEO, Peter Birkett said: “This appointment is testament to our team’s total focus on delivering unbeatable IT support at any time of day or night – no matter what the location.

“Bibby Ship Management is a very well respected brand with a brilliant reputation for working closely with its partners and suppliers to create great solutions for its clients and we’re very pleased and proud to be working with organisations of this calibre.

“Our presence in Aberdeen has allowed us to develop a deep understanding of the IT challenges faced by companies working in the shipping and oil and gas industries.

“Our highly-skilled teams are well versed at handling the complex IT issues which can arise when operating in these sorts of locations and situations and we’re looking forward to utilising that experience as we work closely with the team at Bibby Ship Management.”

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